Organic enrichment from aquaculture could alter the chemical composition of the fishpond
bottom by increasing the levels of organic matter (OM), sulfur (S), iron (Fe), and lower pH of …

Since the late 2000s, 2 sediment-dwelling invertebrates, the polychaete Marenzelleria arctia
and the oligochaete Tubificoides pseudogaster, have established populations in the Gulf of …

Bioturbation studies have generally analyzed small and abundant organisms while the
contribution to the benthic metabolism by rare, large macrofauna has received little attention …

To date 11 non-indigenous benthic taxa have been reported in Puck Bay (southern Baltic
Sea). Five of the 34 taxa forming the soft bottom communities are regarded as non …

The extent of the hypoxic area in the Baltic Sea has rapidly expanded over the past century.
Two previous phases of widespread hypoxia, coinciding with the Holocene Thermal …

We conducted a laboratory experiment to investigate the effects of drifting algal
conglomerates on meiofauna and how its response to the presence of various macrobenthic …

Identifying resource use and functional traits of non-indigenous species are promising
means to increase the ability to predict ecological consequences of invasions. One of the …

Three species of the invasive polychaete genus Marenzelleria are among the dominant
benthic taxa in many, especially deeper, areas in the Baltic Sea. The population dynamics of …

The effects of the invasive polychaete Marenzelleria spp. on sediment processes and
meiobenthos with an emphasis on free-living nematodes of the Vistula Lagoon (southern …

Coastal zones are facing climate-driven change coupled with escalating eutrophication.
With increasing shifts in hydrographic conditions during the past few decades, a focal task is …